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4 smart technologies modernizing sourcing strategy

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Successful strategic sourcing often results in process optimization, cost management, customer satisfaction, risk management , increased sustainability and other benefits. In addition to enhanced decision-making, flexibility and visibility, analytics engines paired with AI can help manage supplier risk.

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Vendor Management Best Practices — The Ultimate Guide of 2022?

Procurement Tactics

Risk management. This process involves evaluating potential risks that could negatively impact the organization. A vendor management system (VMS) is a cloud-based software platform that solves the common problem of organizations such as finding, engaging, and managing their external workforce. SAP Fieldglass.

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Predictive Procurement: Overcoming Challenges in Health and Pharma

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What Are the Biggest Procurement Challenges in Health and Pharma? Beyond procurement teams working within the constraints of profit and cost savings, lives are at stake. Supply Chain Visibility. Supply chain visibility is another critical issue. Managing Supplier Relationships. Improve risk management.

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Procurement Tracking – Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Compliance and Risk Management Throughout the procurement process, monitoring compliance with the applicable legislation and regulations is crucial. This includes checking standards of ethics, legal requirements, supplier diversity, and minimizing any risk that may arise in connection with the procurement activities.

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The Dirty Little Secrets in Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Lack of Visibility Beyond Tier 1. According to the 2021 Deloitte Chief Procurement Officer Survey, “Around 70% of CPOs felt that they had good visibility on the risks that existed in their direct (tier 1) suppliers. Yet only 26% were able to confidently predict risk within their supply bases.

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How Procurement Can Add Value To Supplier Master Data Management

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Currency and country exposure — Decreases financial risks by accurately tying projected spend to the correct currency to facilitate hedging strategies. Tools for business optimization and risk management (including AI) — Improve business planning accuracy and decision making frameworks. Risk management. Operations.

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The Digitalization Journey at Mars DPW Amsterdam 2022 – Sam de Frates

HICX

Automate the simple As Sam explains, “We need to break our procurement teams free from the day-to-day tasks that burden them.” In his words, “If we don’t have visibility of it, we don’t know where to go at it.” Analytics, on the other hand, done correctly, can provide this visibility.

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